MUMBAI: Vibe magazine and Cable network UPN has announced the second annual Vibe Awards on UPN. The winners were Alicia Keys (2), Terror Squad (2), Usher, Jay-Z, G-Unit, Twista, Anthony Hamilton, T.I., OutKast, Steve Stoute, Jadakiss and Kevin Lyttle.
The second annual awards was hotsed by LL Cool J with Tyra Banks. The Vibe Awards on UPN, a two-hour special event was dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation, cutting-edge presentation and genre-expanding work in urban music, will air on 16 November on UPN.
The nominations for the awards were determined by the Vibe editorial staff, headed by Editor-in-Chief Mimi Valdés. The winners in each category were decided based on votes from music journalists and regional tastemakers.
The second annual Vibes Awards on UPN is a production of Vibe magazine, Flavor Unit Entertainment and White Cherry Entertainment. For Vibe, Kenard Gibbs and Mimi Valdés are executive producers. Shakim Compere and Queen Latifah are executive producers for Flavor Unit and Dedra Tate is supervising producer. Ricky Kirschner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry are executive producers. The special will be directed by recent Emmy Award winner Glenn Weiss.
The winners are:
Artist of the Year
Alicia Keys
Best Group
G Unit
Sexiest Video Vixen
Ki Toy (The Way You Move, OutKast)
Reelest Video
99 Problems, Jay-Z
Best Comeback
Twista
Hottest Hook
Lean Back, Terror Squad
Street Anthem
Rubberband Man, T.I.
Power Broker of the Year
Steve Stoute
Coolest Collabo
Why (Remix), Jadakiss, featuring Anthony Hamilton, Styles P., Common & Nas
Next Award
Anthony Hamilton
R&B Voice of the Year
Usher
Best R&B Song
If I Ain’t Got You, Alicia Keys
Club Banger of the Year
Lean Back, Terror Squad
Boomshot Award
Turn Me On (Remix), Kevin Lyttle, featuring Spragga Benz